Shipping to and from Sierra Leone

Area : WAF
Country : Sierra Leone
Direction : Import
Effective date : 12/08/2024
Free time : Working Days – Excluding weekends and Public Holidays
Currency : USD
Invoiced : Per container, per day, as per container type

Import - Detention/Demurrage combined import

Demurrage starts as from discharge day full on terminal, including vessel arrival and excluding Saturday, Sunday and Publics holidays.

Free time

Tariff after free time

Container Tracking request

• Consignee can be informed of his cargo's actual status at anytime .

B/l copy /Arrival notice request

• These can be issued through the online system and also manifest copy in certain cases.

Documents amendment ( on bs/l and manifests details)

• If necessary, this can be handled by our office.

Information Exchange

• Needed information can be provided at any time to assist customer with customs clearance and all other queries at customer service desk.

Invoicing (freight and local charges) for collect shipments

• Issuance of freight, handling charges and other extra services invoices .

Delivery Order issuance

• To enable customer to take possession of his goods

Kindly be informed that effective 1st January 2023, an approved CTN Certificate is mandatory to be submitted by the customers. It is Not compulsory for the Loading of containers but it is Compulsory at BL release stage (be it an OBL, Sea-Waybill or Telex release). All customers - Importers, Exporters, Freight forwarders, etc. must therefore submit their valid CTN Certificates to Maersk, preferably prior to the release of their containers.